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Sanaa Frederick

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Sanaa Frederick
Personal information
NationalityTrinidad and Tobago
Born (2006-01-03) 3 January 2006 (age 19)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best100m: 11.38 (2024)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Trinidad and Tobago
Central American and Caribbean Games
Silver medal – second place 2023 San Salvador 4×100 m relay
CARIFTA Games (U20)
Gold medal – first place 2023 Nassau 200 m
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Nassau 100 m
Silver medal – second place 2023 Nassau 4×400 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2023 Nassau 4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 St George's 4x100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2024 St George's 4x400 m relay
Commonwealth Youth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Port of Spain 100 m

Sanna Frederick (born 3 January 2006) is a sprinter who runs for Trinidad and Tobago. She competed at the 2024 Summer Olympics.[1]

Early life

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She attended Druid Hills High School in Atlanta, Georgia.[2] She agreed to join the University of Georgia on scholarship in November 2023.[3]

Career

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Competing at the 2023 CARIFTA Games Saana won the 200m title and a bronze medal in the 100m. She also won silver medals in both sprint relay races.[4]

She won silver with the women’s 4 × 100 m team at the 2023 Central American and Caribbean Games in El Salvador and won bronze in the Girls 100m finals and won bronze in the mixed 4 × 100 m at the 2023 Commonwealth Youth Games hosted at the Hasely Crawford Stadium.[5]

At the 2024 CARIFTA Games she won silver with the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 m relay team and took another silver medal in the 4 × 400 m relay.[6]

On 8 August 2024, she ran as part of the Trinidad and Tobago 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.[7]

Personal life

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Her twin sister Sole Frederick is also a sprinter.[8] In March 2024, the sisters signed a Name, Image and Likeness (NIL) deal with Adidas.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Sanaa Frederick". World Athletics. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  2. ^ Brock, Mark (7 August 2024). "Druid Hills High alums Sanaa and Sole Frederick track stars set for Paris Olympics". ocgnews. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "University of Georgia Welcomes Trinidad and Tobago Sprint Twins Sanaa and Sole Frederick". Track Alerts. 24 November 2023. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  4. ^ "T&T's Carifta stars on course for Olympic push". guardian.co.tt. 18 March 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  5. ^ "Sole and Sanaa - T&T's sprint twins". guardian.co.tt. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  6. ^ "T&T U20 sprint relay team upset Jamaica for Carifta gold". Guardian.co.tt. 2 April 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  7. ^ "Atlanta's 'Turbo Twins' compete for Trinidad & Tobago in Paris Olympics relay". llalive.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  8. ^ "Seeing Double: Here's a Look at Sets of Twins Making Olympic History". newsweek. 1 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  9. ^ Jacks, Bradley (March 12, 2024). "Trinidad & Tobago's Frederick twins announce NIL deal with Adidas". Sportsmax. Retrieved 9 August 2024.